PHOTOS: ‘Over the Edge’ of a skyscraper for charity

Craig Norris, top, dressed as Superman, begins his descent of Seattle’s 41-story Rainier Square Tower during Over the Edge, a fundraiser for Special Olympics Washington, on Saturday, August 13, 2011. Constance Brown rappels over 500 feet over traffic. A participant nears the bottom. (Photos by Joshua Trujillo, seattlepi.com)

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On Saturday, Superman proved he is able to leap from tall buildings in a single bound — especially when doing it for charity.

Nearly 200 people accompanied Craig Norris —pictured above, who dressed as Superman— and one at a time conquered their individual fear of stepping off the roof of a really tall building.

Participants who raised more than $1,000 for Special Olympics Washington were given the opportunity to rappel from the 41-story Rainier Tower, which was built in 1977 and designed by Seattle native Minoru Yamasaki, who also designed the World Trade Center towers in New York.

“Over the Edge,” the fundraising organization that puts on the event, bills the rappel as “something rock climbers, mountaineers and fire fighters salivate over.”

In 2010 the event proved so popular that Special Olympics Washington added an extra day at the Rainier Tower and another event in Spokane.

The fundraising event at the Rainier Tower continues Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.